Man ejected from platform lift in Richmond Virginia, he may be paralyzed
January 8, 2015
The owner of a tree and landscaping company was ejected from the lift he was using on Monday in Richmond, Virginia.
Mike Witt, 43, was trimming a tree from his bucket truck at a height of around five metres, he cut the top section off the tree and it swung back and hut the platform, causing a catapult effect which ejected him from the platform, causing serious injuries which may paralyse him from the waist down.
He co-owns the company – A Cut Above – with his wife, who was working with him when the incident occurred. She said that he did a back flip in the air and went down landing on his face. He was rush to hospital and underwent an operation on Tuesday. The hospital believes that he will most likely not regain control over his lower body. He has two daughters, ages 11 and 14.
Clearly he was not wearing a harness that was attached to the platform with a short lanyard. If he had this might have just been another job.
Mike Witt, 43, was trimming a tree from his bucket truck at a height of around five metres, he cut the top section off the tree and it swung back and hut the platform, causing a catapult effect which ejected him from the platform, causing serious injuries which may paralyse him from the waist down.
He co-owns the company – A Cut Above – with his wife, who was working with him when the incident occurred. She said that he did a back flip in the air and went down landing on his face. He was rush to hospital and underwent an operation on Tuesday. The hospital believes that he will most likely not regain control over his lower body. He has two daughters, ages 11 and 14.
Clearly he was not wearing a harness that was attached to the platform with a short lanyard. If he had this might have just been another job.
A Cut Above in action with its bucket truck